While the intent of these groups might be obvious – “to educate and advocate for urban sustainability in our local community” – you might still be asking how they are doing this. Besides getting involved in everything from development projects to the protection of wildlife habitats, these groups are having some serious, local fun!

Would you like to learn about eating a 100 Mile Diet? Get together with friends to learn about cooking 100 Mile meals? How about a Health Walk, which includes demos in yoga, acupuncture and more from local businesses along the way? Have you ever noticed all the fruit that’s wasted when neighborhood fruit trees ripen up and there’s no one there to pick it? How about a Fruit Tree Harvest Project? And, it doesn’t stop there.

If your interest is peaked check out your local sustainable group. If you also happen to live in Capitol Hill, next week is Sustainable Capit0l Hill’s Imagine Capitol Hill street festival.

Imagine Capitol Hill will be a one-day outdoor street festival designed to inspire participants to imagine what Capitol Hill could be like as a more sustainable community. It’s on Sunday, July 20, 2008, from 11am – 4 pm, at E Thomas Steet & 10th Avenue E,
next to the Broadway Farmer’s Market. It’s free & open to the public.

So go on and get involved in making your neighborhood more sustainable and having a blast while doing it!